The Sword of Goliath
Author | : Stanley Jerome Isser |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 9004127372 |
ISBN-13 | : 9789004127371 |
Rating | : 4/5 (371 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sword of Goliath written by Stanley Jerome Isser and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shifts the focus of biblical stories about David from historicity to popular culture, suggesting their origins in popular heroic literature of the later monarchy and Persian period and comparing them with Homeric and Arthurian heroic literature. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)